Rod Burstall

Summary

Rod Burstall is a human^[1]. Born in Liverpool^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1934^[3]. He died on February 13, 2025^[4]. He worked as a computer scientist^[5] and engineer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Rod Burstall was born in Liverpool^[2].
• Rod Burstall was born on January 1, 1934^[3].
• Rod Burstall died on February 13, 2025^[4].
• Rod Burstall held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Rod Burstall's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Rod Burstall worked as an engineer^[6].
• Rod Burstall was employed by University of Edinburgh^[9].
• Rod Burstall was educated at University of Cambridge^[10].
• Rod Burstall was educated at University of Birmingham^[11].
• Rod Burstall's doctoral advisor was Norman Alfred Dudley^[12].
• Rod Burstall's doctoral advisor was K. Brian Haley^[13].
• Rod Burstall received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[14].
• Rod Burstall was a member of Academia Europaea^[15].
• Rod Burstall is recorded as male^[16].
• Rod Burstall's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Rod Burstall supervised Alan Mycroft as a doctoral student^[18].
• Rod Burstall supervised Thorsten Altenkirch as a doctoral student^[19].
• Rod Burstall supervised Michael J. C. Gordon as a doctoral student^[20].
• Rod Burstall supervised Gordon Plotkin as a doctoral student^[21].
• Rod Burstall supervised J Strother Moore as a doctoral student^[22].
• Rod Burstall supervised Don Sannella as a doctoral student^[23].
• Rod Burstall supervised John Darlington as a doctoral student^[24].
• Rod Burstall supervised Masahito Hasegawa as a doctoral student^[25].
• Rod Burstall supervised Michael Mendler as a doctoral student^[26].
• Rod Burstall supervised James Hugh McKinna as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rod Burstall was born in Liverpool^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1934^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[10], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1209^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of Birmingham^[11], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1900^[34], headquartered in Birmingham^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Norman Alfred Dudley^[12] and K. Brian Haley^[13], an operations researcher^[36], 1933–2016^[37], of United Kingdom^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[5] and engineer^[6]. Rod Burstall was employed by University of Edinburgh^[9]. Doctoral students include Alan Mycroft^[18], a computer scientist^[39], b. 1956^[40], of United Kingdom^[41]; Thorsten Altenkirch^[19], a computer scientist^[42], b. 1962^[43], specialised in constructivism^[44]; Michael J. C. Gordon^[20], a computer scientist^[45], 1948–2017^[46], of United Kingdom^[47], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[48]; Gordon Plotkin^[21], a computer scientist^[49], b. 1946^[50], of United Kingdom^[51], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[52], specialised in informatics^[53]; J Strother Moore^[22], a computer scientist^[54], b. 1947^[55], of United States^[56], awarded the ACM Software System Award^[57]; and Don Sannella^[23], a computer scientist^[58], b. 1956^[59], of United Kingdom^[60], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[61].

Recognition

Rod Burstall received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[14].

Death and Burial

Rod Burstall died on February 13, 2025^[4].

Why It Matters

Rod Burstall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

His notable doctoral advisees include Conor McBride^[63], a computer scientist^[64], b. 1973^[65], of United Kingdom^[66], specialised in computer science^[67]; Gordon Plotkin^[68], a computer scientist^[69], b. 1946^[70], of United Kingdom^[71], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[72], specialised in informatics^[73]; J Strother Moore^[74], a computer scientist^[75], b. 1947^[76], of United States^[77], awarded the ACM Software System Award^[78]; Thorsten Altenkirch^[79], a computer scientist^[80], b. 1962^[81], specialised in constructivism^[82]; Alan Mycroft^[83], a computer scientist^[84], b. 1956^[85], of United Kingdom^[86]; and Michael J. C. Gordon^[87], a computer scientist^[88], 1948–2017^[89], of United Kingdom^[90], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[91].

FAQs

Where was Rod Burstall born?

Rod Burstall's place of birth was Liverpool^[2].

What did Rod Burstall do for work?

Rod Burstall worked as computer scientist^[5] and engineer^[6].

Where did Rod Burstall go to school?

Rod Burstall was educated at University of Cambridge^[10] and University of Birmingham^[11].

What awards did Rod Burstall receive?

Honors received include Programming Languages Achievement Award^[14].